Saturday, December 09, 2023

Dreaming of Returning to Prague

›
 Here I am in December 2023, having just reached my 80th year and celebrated joining Club 80. I am one happy and lucky woman. One of the man...
Friday, October 31, 2008

Back in Prague

›
Prague is not a city that I can stay away from. I fell in love with it during my Fulbright, and my return visits refresh the spirit of grow...
Saturday, January 13, 2007

Moving On

›
The purpose of this blog has been to share my experiences during my Fulbright in the Czech Republic in 2006. As it turned out, the Fulbrigh...
Tuesday, October 24, 2006

The Blue Mosque on my last night in Istanbul

›

Cafe and Turkish Tea

›
I had tea in a shop in Taksim. The Turks make a strong tea and serve it hot in glasses.

Crowds Celebrating Seker Bayrami, the End of Ramazan

›

At Taksim Square

›
Taksim Square seems to be the symbolic heart of the city. It attracts lots of locals and tourists. I noted that there were many more men tha...

Kid, Cat, Fish, Fruit, Ladybugs

›
The ladybugs keep people from parking on the sidewalk. I snapped the little boy talking to one of the many, many, many wild cats in the city...
Monday, October 23, 2006

Scenes on my way to theTopkapi Palace

›
Sunday, October 22, 2006

More Street Scenes

›

The Harem

›
The opulence of the rest of the palace pales in comparison to the decoration and beauty of the rooms in the Harem.

At the Topkapi Palace

›
This is the palace of the Ottoman Empire. It was occupied in 1299 and remained in their control until after WWI, although they did not live ...

People

›
Despite having heard that Istanbul is totally seculiar, I find that many women here wear scarves and long dresses and are active in attendin...
Saturday, October 21, 2006

My First Day of Istanbul Sightseeing

›
The weather was perfect. Breakfast was on the outside rooftop terrace at the hotel. I took a picture of the Blue Mosque from my breakfast t...